NIH funding across 2 recipients · Connecticut
UConn NIH Funding
University of Connecticut
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
University of Connecticut received $89.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 211 award records at 2 NIH recipients, down 0.2% from FY2025. Counted as one recipient, the group would rank #93 nationally.
UConn Health in Farmington and the Storrs campus.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$89.6M
−0.2% vs FY2025
Combined rank
#93
If counted as one NIH recipient · #94 in FY2025
Largest member
64%
UConn Health, $57.2M
Awards · new projects
211
56 new Type 1 projects in FY2026
UConn NIH funding by institution, FY2026
NIH records each of these organizations as its own recipient. Ranks are each member's own national rank; follow a name for its full profile.
| Institution | FY2026 | Share | vs FY2025 | Awards | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn HealthFarmington, CT | $57.2M | 63.9% | +9.5% | 124 | #131 |
| University of Connecticut StorrsStorrs-Mansfield, CT | $32.3M | 36.1% | −13.7% | 87 | #184 |
| Subtotal | $89.6M | −0.2% | 211 |
Combined NIH funding, FY2022–FY2026
The group received $488.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −15.4% from FY2022 to FY2026.
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | Combined rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $89.6M | −0.2% | 211 | #93 |
| FY2025 | $89.7M | −7.1% | 202 | #94 |
| FY2024 | $96.6M | −9.5% | 249 | #87 |
| FY2023 | $106.7M | +0.8% | 279 | #85 |
| FY2022 | $105.9M | — | 269 | #80 |
NIH institutes funding UConn, FY2026
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) administered the most, $15.5M across 35 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$15.5M · 17.3%
35 awards · vs FY2025: +11.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$9.7M · 10.8%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +68.1%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$9.3M · 10.4%
19 awards · vs FY2025: +22.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$7.8M · 8.7%
15 awards · vs FY2025: −17.4%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$7.1M · 7.9%
21 awards · vs FY2025: −8.6%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$6.7M · 7.4%
18 awards · vs FY2025: −2.7%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$5.0M · 5.6%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −8.7%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$4.8M · 5.4%
12 awards · vs FY2025: +12.3%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$3.8M · 4.2%
8 awards · vs FY2025: +27.7%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$3.5M · 3.9%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +17.7%
Also: NIDDK $3.3M · NHGRI $3.1M · NIDCR $3.0M · NIBIB $2.1M · NIDCD $2.0M · NIAAA $1.1M · NINR $951K · NEI $920K
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 65.1% of funding.
- R01-equivalent65.1% · FY22 58.1%
- Other research (R)23.8% · FY22 21.5%
- Cooperative agreements (U)4.0% · FY22 10.2%
- Career development (K)3.4% · FY22 2.4%
- Centers & program projects (P)1.5% · FY22 4.3%
- Institutional training (T)1.4% · FY22 1.3%
- Fellowships (F)0.9% · FY22 0.8%
- Other0.0% · FY22 1.4%
Top activity codes across UConn, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 105 | $54.8M | 61.2% | $522K |
| R35 | 26 | $11.3M | 12.6% | $436K |
| R21 | 13 | $4.6M | 5.1% | $351K |
| R24 | 4 | $3.0M | 3.3% | $745K |
| U24 | 4 | $2.1M | 2.4% | $530K |
| RF1 | 1 | $1.8M | 2.0% | $1.8M |
| K01 | 13 | $1.8M | 2.0% | $135K |
| P30 | 1 | $1.3M | 1.5% | $1.3M |
| R56 | 2 | $1.2M | 1.3% | $580K |
| T32 | 3 | $778K | 0.9% | $259K |
| R00 | 3 | $666K | 0.7% | $222K |
| R61 | 1 | $600K | 0.7% | $600K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records across all members, linked to NIH RePORTER.
- Regulation of β-Glucocerebrosidase in Parkinson's disease and related dementias (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1RF1NS145335-01A1 · NINDS
$1.8MRF1
- Identifying and Characterizing the Full Spectrum of Haplotype-resolved Structural Variation in Human Genomes (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 7U24HG007497-12 · NHGRI
$1.7MU24
- Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 2P30AG067988-06 · NIA
$1.3MP30
- Mechanistic Modeling of Cellular Systems (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 5R24GM137787-07 · NIGMS
$1.2MR24
- Optimizing evidence-based HIV prevention targeting people who inject drugs on PrEP (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Connecticut Storrs · 5R01DA055534-05 · NIDA
$876KR01
- Leveraging a Card Study Methodology to Promote Integration of Genetics in Primary Care (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1R01HG015102-01 · NHGRI
$849KR01
Recently started projects
Recent new (Type 1) FY2026 awards across members, by notice date.
- lncRNA disruption: A previously unexplored cause of congenital anomalies (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1R01HD121516-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$578KR01
- Development of a Bioengineered Probiotic Strain to Reduce Binge Drinking (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1R21AA032841-01A1 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$280KR21
- Uncovering the unique role of DOT1L histone methyltransferase activity in osteogenic differentiation and bone injury (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1F30AR086011-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$55KF30
- Transcriptional regulation of axon regeneration by Klf9 inhibition (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1F30EY039705-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$55KF30
- Restoring T-cell Immunity in Older Adults with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Thymic Epithelial Cells (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Connecticut Storrs · 1R01AG102888-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$608KR01
- An Assay of Neural Processes Engaged by Goal Conflict (opens NIH RePORTER)
UConn Health · 1R01MH141419-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$416KR01
Other university and health systems
- Harvard University$2.04B
- Mass General Brigham$1.11B
- University of California$2.57B
- University of Texas System$1.14B
- Mayo Clinic$409.0M
- Columbia University$627.1M
- Cornell University$455.8M
- New York University$545.0M
- Vanderbilt University and VUMC$501.8M
- Penn State$183.8M
- Texas A&M University System$103.3M
- State University of New York$256.6M
- University of Massachusetts$262.4M
- University of Colorado$429.7M
- University of Illinois System$251.0M
- University System of Maryland$272.2M
- Boston University$258.2M
- Tufts University$126.5M
- Indiana University$304.4M
- Rutgers University$265.0M
- University of Miami$209.4M
- University of Kansas$134.4M
- Louisiana State University System$88.6M
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology.
- Which organizationsGotGrant groups these NIH recipient organization codes by hand. NIH does not publish system totals, so other sources may draw the boundary differently.
- Combined rankWhere the group's total would place among individual NIH recipients outside the group. NIH itself ranks each recipient separately.
- No double countingEach award has one prime recipient, so member totals add up without overlap. Subawards stay with the prime recipient, and subprojects of multi-project awards are excluded.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year, excluding intramural research and interagency agreements.